Researchers on an expedition expected the seafloor beneath the Arctic ice to be predictable and frozen, but that assumption was very wrong. According to the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI), teams mapping the Canadian Beaufort Sea recently stumbled upon sprawling ice formations that completely
Beneath the limestone cliffs of Al-Ghuraifa, archaeologists have discovered a fully intact Book of the Dead papyrus scroll that is more than 43 feet long and dates back 3,500 years. This scroll, from Egypt’s New Kingdom (circa 1550–1070 BCE), is the first complete scroll ever
Thanks to America's secrets, which have been long hidden, they are starting to emerge beneath America's coasts and lakes. People have started to become interested in underwater landscapes and the ancient people who lived there. New discoveries are changing what we once thought we knew about
A teenage schoolboy jogging along Sanday’s windswept beach in Scotland’s Orkney Islands suddenly spotted heavy oak beams thrust from winter-scoured sand in February 2024. The unexpected find excited residents because timber that size rarely appears intact, even on this shipwreck-ridden coast. The community got involved as
Russia's S-500 "Prometheus" air defense system reached a historic milestone in December 2024 when Moscow announced the formation of its first operational regiment. The S-500 boasts an impressive 600-kilometer range and near-space capabilities. Military analysts describe the deployment as potentially reshaping modern warfare dynamics amid escalating
A comet traveling at unthinkable speeds has entered our solar system, and it's catching attention for more than just its cosmic beauty. A Harvard astrophysicist suggests this might not be just another piece of space debris. Could it be a sign of alien life, perhaps
Researchers have uncovered one of the most chilling examples of ancient Maya ritual practices deep beneath Guatemala's jungle. According to California State University bioarchaeologist Michele Bleuze, the cave known as Cueva de Sangre contains over 100 fragmented human remains showing clear signs of violent trauma.
Now and then, scientists find something that makes them scratch their heads. That's precisely what happened when researchers took another look at Maba 1, a partial skull that farmers stumbled upon back in 1958 while digging for bat fertilizer in a Chinese cave. The skull had been sitting in collections
At dawn on July 31, 2025, alarm sirens blared through Crescent City, jolting residents awake to an urgent tsunami warning. Within minutes, the city’s distinctive vulnerability as California’s notorious “tsunami magnet” became more than a reputation: forecasters tracked fast-approaching waves from a massive earthquake near
Both academics and the general public are still captivated by the timeless myth of Atlantis, and new underwater investigations have reignited curiosity about the possibility that this imaginary island was real. New findings suggest ancient underwater structures in the Atlantic Ocean that some scholars believe
